#52weeksofgratitude#week2 -> This week I am focusing on being grateful for the weather and changing of seasons. 🍂🍁 This one is very hard for me because I swear I suffer from seasonal depression (not clinically diagnosed). I hate the cold weather, it dries out my contacts, makes my nose run, my joints and bones ache, and when I’m outside all I think about is how cold I am on repeat in my head. I’m a morning person so the sun setting early means once it starts getting dark outside I’m ready for bed. 🌗😴 I don’t want to go outside, I don’t want to socialize, and I just want to hibernate in my bed until it’s warm and sunny again BUT I know that’s not reality and I need to work harder at it. My life affects others and hibernation (as great as it sounds) isn’t an option. SO I’m going to be grateful for the weather and changing of seasons because they bring in some of my favorite Holidays which means quality time with my family and friends. The cold air 💨 will bring in a New Year which is always the start of something wonderful. So here’s to the weather, may I learn to appreciate it’s beauty during all seasons 🥂☀️🍁❄️🌿
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Weaving stories (2/3) —- Porous borders and trade has made appropriating weaving patterns exclusively to certain countries a futile exercise for a non-expert like me...What is important however, is that the #weaving traditions continue as it ensures livelihood for women and their village communities.
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This is a more expensive weave from threads of silk and lotus. Yes, the plant that creates beautiful flowers and rises from the mud.
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#truegoodbeautiful#silkweaving#trustthejourney#52weeksofgrateful#empoweringwomen#myanmar

Woke up this morning on Oct 1st feeling leaner then I used to be so decided to weigh in and bam 147.0lbs.
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Finally got out of my plateau of being in the 148.8lbs for a month and now I’m out of it and it’s going to stay far far away.
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Why am I grateful for today?? I’m grateful for being alive being healthy having the best life I could make for myself. .
I’m dedicated.
I’m loving.
I’m thankful.
I’m loyal.
I’m motivated.
I’m grateful for my family for loving and caring for me, for making me who I am today. I’m grateful for my best friend @courtnii_renee and my god son. .
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I’m truly grateful for my work! I’m happy that I’m an capable of going to the gym and doing what I love when most people can’t. I need to start being more positive rather then negative because I know lately I’ve been in a weird mood letting stuff get to me. Well today is a new day.
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A new day to start fresh.
A new day to stay positive.
A new day to stay motivated.
A new day to smile more.
A new day to try something new.
A new day to love yourself.
I’m truly grateful for today and what today has I store for me.
What are you guys grateful for??
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#52weeksofgrateful#week1
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#gratefulforlife

The Gratitude Project (37 of 52)
Alina.
I'm really grateful for my job. I didn't apply for it. Basically, I didn't want to work anymore after I quit my last job, but then a professor of mine from the university sent me an email asking if I would like to join this research group. So I sent my CV and a week later I got the job. I'm so happy to be doing something I love and pursuing my passion. I am at the moment like a student assistant in a research group, but it's one of the biggest research organizations in Germany, the Max Planck Institute in Berlin. It's a beautiful place, with a big library and people coming from all over the world. It's really inspiring.
#gratitudeproject#52weeksofgrateful#52weeksofgratitude#52shadesofgratitude#52grateful#gratitude#2018gratitude#gratitude#grateful

The Gratitude Project (35 of 52)
Jessica.
Basically, I just happened to see this man with a dog. He told me that he wasn't able to take care of her anymore and was about to just leave her in the park. He begged me to take her, saying, "you look like someone who would do the right thing."
So I took her and I was going to surrender her. It was late on Sunday night, so she stayed with me then. Meanwhile, people in my life were telling me that it was probably a blessing; not to mention probably the best thing to happen to me: that we needed each other; and that she found me just as much as I found her.
I decided to keep her. I named her Amaya, which is Arabic for "night rain." We're gonna make a go of it, she and I!
#gratitudeproject#52weeksofgrateful#52weeksofgratitude#52shadesofgratitude#52grateful#gratitude#2018gratitude#gratitude#grateful

The Gratitude Project (33 of 52)
Jeanette.
I'm grateful for just being alive; having great friends; and family. I'm grateful for my job.
I came to the States seven years ago for my studies. I went to community college and thought I'd get my AA degree and then get a job; but then I did end up transferring and I graduated from San Jose State last year with a degree in Computer Science-- pretty much what everyone else is doing in Silicon Valley, I guess.
San Jose State has really good connections and networks with companies in Silicon Valley and around the bay. Every semester they have these job fairs. So I went to one of those and submitted a couple of applications. I got an internship with one of the companies and at the end of the internship I was offered a full-time position. So I'm still with that company, very happy, and very grateful.
#gratitudeproject#52weeksofgrateful#52weeksofgratitude#52shadesofgratitude#52grateful#gratitude#2018gratitude#gratitude#grateful

The Gratitude Project (32 of 52)
Imelda.
My health!
I feel stretched. I feel like people need me. My family--I gotta be strong for them, you know. I gotta be healthy for them, because if I'm not, I think about how they might fall apart. So I find little, simple things to nourish myself, like nature.
I find that going outdoors early in the morning is a good time for me. If I can get myself out-- outside-- by about 6:30, it's nice, 'cause you kinda just watch everything wake up. Lately I've been going out on hikes with my dog, Russell, and it's been just the two of us in the morning. We go out and it's quiet. As we're walking, we see everything just unfolding, you know. Whether it's just a little bit of the fog kinda lifting; or the sun kinda peeking... it's nice. As far as health, that's how I clear my mind. And of course the hike gets the heart pumping and the circulation going... you know.
So I'm grateful. I'm grateful that, STILL, I can do this! There are times when I feel achy--I feel my feet!-- but I'm grateful I can still do this. There are days when I have to travel back and forth long distances, or go from one appointment to another appointment to another appointment, and then needing the energy to come back. I'm grateful I can still walk, that I still have the energy to keep going.
#gratitudeproject#52weeksofgrateful#52weeksofgratitude#52shadesofgratitude#52grateful#gratitude#2018gratitude#gratitude#grateful

The Gratitude Project (30 of 52)
Margaret.
I'm grateful I didn't kill myself. That I didn't commit suicide.
One day, when I was living in Thailand, at the time I was driving a double-cab, 4 X 4 Isuzu pickup truck that didn't have power steering... boy could I drive it... and I was living in the mountains of Chiang Rai... driving fast... and I was in such despair... driving faster and faster and faster. On the left hand side of the road, there was a--a river... and I kept thinking, 'I could just drive off into the river'... really. And I kept going faster and faster and faster... you know, in this back road in Thailand... then, you know the singer... this Hawaiian singer... huge guy... he's dead now... but anyway, he came on the radio singing, 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow'... his beautiful voice... singing... and then I started singing.
And then I slowed down.
#gratitudeproject#52weeksofgrateful#52weeksofgratitude#52shadesofgratitude#52grateful#gratitude#2018gratitude#gratitude#grateful

✨52 Week Gratitude Challenge✨
#️⃣Week 19
My morning ritual is often changing, & it depends on the day. Some mornings I'm up by 4:30 am to throw on clothes & run out the door. Other mornings it's 6:30 am for some HIIT with my pup 🐶. This month it has leisurely been waking up at 7:30, sipping a cup of ginger tea, studying for yoga, and reading some kind of personal development. It's the first time in a long time that I've started to read for fun again. & I am utterly overwhelmed by all the things I want to read! I am so grateful this week for the constant change of scenery of my schedule, it makes me appreciate those slow mornings more than ever.
What books do you recommend?! Comment ⬇️ I challenge you to stop & think about what your grateful for this week. Comment below 🙏🏼
#Week19#52WeeksofGrateful

When the chef gives you a complimentary herbal cheese while you enjoy your second glass of Chenin Blanc...as you slowly relish truffle fries and attempt to be healthy with a seared tuna salad ... as the cacophony of new accents surround you and you see yourself in the women in the other tables: 20s at the patio, smoking and nursing a glass of red, intense in conversation with a half-terrified date --- 30s with their girlfriends and ignoring the men whilst connecting with sisters-to-be sharing a bottle of red --- two in their 40s on a midweek break with a flute of prosecco, less "posturing" and more comfortable in their skin... .
And you smile to yourself as you know you are #52weeksofgrateful and #findingjoyeachday as you continue to #keepthefaith and #trustthejourney . 🙏🙏🙏😊 and yes, am back at last Friday's bar 😉💪I am liking the ambience here

The Gratitude Project (26 of 52)
Gordon.
I'm grateful to be able to breathe! I'm grateful to be able to walk, be able to drive, to work. I'm grateful for the great weather around here. I'm grateful now, I guess maybe because of my trouble in the past, you know. I became an alcoholic a long time ago and I've recently got sober. And so, it's like I have a second chance. I've been given a second chance to be grateful for all the things I have. I'm sober for three hundred and sixty-eight days! It's not easy. It's not easy... so I'm grateful for AA as well.
#gratitudeproject#52weeksofgrateful#52weeksofgratitude#52shadesofgratitude#52grateful#gratitude#2018gratitude#gratitude#grateful

52 Week Gratitude Challenge✨
#️⃣Week 14
I am so grateful for little things in life like enjoying a simple Lavender Festival filled with great wines, beer, food, and unique vendors. There is nothing better than being surrounded by family and celebrating my wonderful dad on this Father's day. I hope everyone has a weekend as beautiful as mine was. 🌼💜👨‍👩‍👧 I challenge you to stop & think about what your grateful for this week. Comment below 🙏🏼
#Week14#52WeeksofGrateful

Morning yoga for me and weights for @captain_teban ... I always learn something new from yoga teachers: an adjustment, an alignment, a serendipitous wise word or two that lets me ease into an asana and breathe better. Thank you!
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#exhale#breathe#healthyliving#findingjoyeachday#52weeksofgrateful .
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Capped with healthy breakfast options at Emporia, this convenience offered by @emporiumsuitesbychatrium makes it our go-to place for breaks in #bangkok 👊💕😘 ( just MAKE SURE there is no construction / scheduled repair happening near you )

The Gratitude Project (23 of 52)
Griffin.
I'm probably most grateful for all the belief -- the faith -- that people have put on me the last few years. I think, for myself, I'm not like the most optimistic person in the world. Often times, when I review my own works, be it my writing, videos, artwork, or whatever other creative pursuits I may have, I only see the mistakes and think it's too late and there's nothing I can do about it. But a lot of my friends and family who see my work tell me they're proud of me, or let me know that it's perfect, or that it's amazing and I did really well. That really makes me feel proud and helps me to look past the mistakes. It helps me appreciate my work a lot more. That faith and support is what I'm most grateful for.
#gratitudeproject#52weeksofgrateful#52weeksofgratitude#52shadesofgratitude#52grateful#gratitude#2018gratitude#gratitude#grateful

✨52 Week Gratitude Challenge✨
#️⃣Week 14
Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it. 💪🏼 Many of you know that I struggle with multiple autoimmune disorders, and the cormorbidities that accompany them. These are widely accepted and understood by many. However, none of you know about my mental struggles; The body dyspmorphia, the anxiety, the OCD, the depression that I battled on my own for years. I have refused to acknowledge these because I thought I was weak for never being able to overcome it on my own.
One thing I have learned over the years to stay in control of these demons, is to ask for help. This is still something I struggle with daily and have a very hard time doing. But I know that speaking my fears and avoiding internalizing the repetitive thoughts can help ground me and bring me back to reality that this is life and I will never be perfect to my standards but that I was created to be perfectly imperfect in His eyes. I am beyond grateful for @broximusprime to be my shoulder to lean on and push me to discover my own strengths. This week, I am grateful to have developed the strength and the wisdom to ask for help ♥️ I challenge you to stop & think about what your grateful for this week. Comment below 🙏🏼
#Week14#52WeeksofGrateful